The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
THINGS TERRITORIAL,

| idNofaple "eutHeT lHlS Iiiolltn IL Is tpii
fident the railroad will reach Benton b,
October J..
Engineer Mcdaniel reports that thu
line of survey from the Canyon Houst
near Gallatin City to Pony. q distance o
thirty-fve miles, has been completed
and that large force of men will soor
be at work grading the road into Madi
son county.
Commencing on Monday next freight
from Helena will be carried to Philips
burg by rail. Until the new branch is
turned over to the operating department
freight must he billed to Drummond
from which point 1t will be rebilled to
destination. Prepayment is required
pending the appointment Of agents on
the branch line.
The members of the present special
session are evidently stronger in original
conceptions than in remedial alterations.
| Despite the prayers of the press and peo-
| pie they have introduced lot Of bran
new legislation, while showing marked
timidity in making any movements tend
ing to improve or mar their last brilliant
achievements. Ifthey continue in their
reckless course another special session
will be even more imperatively demand
ed than this, though after the perform.
ance which they are at present giving us
the calling of such session will undoubt.
edly be the subject of much deeper con.
Observation-Disclosures Mail
Nearly every one about here IS con.
fident that Filing & Morris 5000 900 sale
to Hauser, Cameron, Vest & Co., is con-
summated. and some assert that hun.
dreds of men will soon be put to
work The N. p. R.R.
surveyors left the valley few weeks ago
and now comes the U. P. surveying
par!y--fourtSen in all. They were on
duty three weeks in and around Norwe-
gian gulcl, and on the Goth ult. moved
over and camped on South Willow creek
valley about a mile below Pony, and then,
via Antelope and South Boulder creek,
will probably tap the line surveyed and
partly graded by the U. p. years ago in
the Jefferson valley.-Pony Cor. in Madi-
sonian.
The bill introduced by Anderson dc.
fining the qualifications of voters in
towns and cities provides that all per-
sons entitled to vote for members of the
legislature may vote in municipal elec-
tions. The main object of the measure
is to prevent women from voting in
Bozeman, but the Times is of the
opinion that it would work to advantage
in Missoula. Under the provisions of
the town charter it hos been found
difficult matter to satisfactorily determine
just who are entitled to vote, as there
has beeh difference of opinion as to
the meaning of the term taxpayers
The Anderson bill provides that in
voting Indebtedness none but "actual tax
payers" shall vote.-Times.
With the Wakefield Transportation
Company no fault can reasonably be |
found. nor did we hear hut one com.
plaint of the hundreds travelino and
that after the person reached Helena
Geo. w. Wakefield. The wei, known
is proprietor, with Mr.. A. A.
Deems, a most efficient. thorough. going
and obljping gentleman as Sunerinten.
dent. They have 175 to $50 horses on
the Park run of 1875 miles and can mova
$50 passengers. comfortably seated from
the Mammoth Sprinqs and keen that
many moving all the time. They rim
from single buggies TO seven passenger
hacks, the latter Concord built tboroprb.
braces of the best design and finish
costing 5000 each. All have canonv TONS
with adjustable side curtains in case of
storm, and travellers can see everything
md ride with comfort. Their transnor.
alton charges for the 235 miles are 500
he rules allowing them S25. They have
excellent drivers-good reinsmen. gen
eel and obliging without an execution.
The TRANSPORTATION services ia nil that
,ould be desired.-New Northwest
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